Author: Bikefast
The Bicycle Strategy for Northern Ireland is failing
(Updated 13 February 2020) The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is rapidly falling behind most of its main policy responsibilities on cycling. Now in its fifth year, …
Nightmare on East Bridge Street comes true
A realignment of traffic flow on a key route from East Belfast to the city centre has created significant additional risk and a barrier to people …
Lies, damned lies and bus lane statistics
Five amazing things to know about bus lane fines that’ll make you wonder why local media isn’t telling you the whole story
Local MLAs call for Gasworks Bridge progress
A cross-party group of Assembly Members in South Belfast have come together to call for work to begin on constructing a new foot and cycle bridge …
Four wheeled circus – the Clifton Gateway scheme
“With Government commitment to the delivery of PfG Programme for Government targets to increase more walking, cycling and public transport journeys the provision for the different …
Department for Infrastructure commits £12.5 million on urban cycling networks and greenways for 2019-20
More fool you if believed the Department for Infrastructure was capable of simple, straightforward progress on cycling. Actually doing things they should be doing today. …
Alfredstraat – from cycleway to bicycle street
In the last of four articles exploring the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, Bikefast finds itself at the end of the …
Extending a cycleway along Hamilton Street?
In the third of four articles on the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, we tackle an unexpected development. In the middle …
How to fix the Alfred Street cycleway
In the second of four articles exploring the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) review of the Alfred Street cycleway, Bikefast looks at implementing the glaringly obvious, slap-you-in-the-face, …
Alfred Street cycleway review – the issues
Transport Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced the start of construction of three new cycle routes in Belfast. “These routes will provide greater protection for people who …